Analysis – Catalan MotoGP GP – Marquez (2nd): “I was a little wiser than usual” –

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Catalan MotoGP GP – Marquez (2nd): "I was a little wiser than usual"

Analysis - Catalunya MotoGP GP - Marquez (2nd):

Marc Marquez, author of the holeshot during the GP of Catalonia 2018, understood it from the second round: Jorge Lorenzo had engaged his famous "hammer" mode and would prove to be impossible to follow again. The defending champion therefore focused on defending the 20 points for second place to increase his advantage over Rossi in the championship. MNC Statements and Analysis.

Marc Marquez, Honda-Repsol (2nd in qualifying and 2nd in race): "I was very focused at the start, because I had opted for hard tires and it was not easy to warm them up. I wanted to lead the first lap, but I was very slow. I said to myself" Jorge will pass me "… and it did not fail. At the entrance of the second lap, he passed me under braking".

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"Let’s say I was a little wiser than usual. I attacked for a few laps to pinpoint the limits, while being careful not to exceed them. During the race, a lot of drivers actually started. to the fault (completely, Editor’s note!) and I absolutely did not want to make the same mistake as. In the end, we leave with 20 points and it’s a good result because we are increasing our lead in the championship and this is the most important !"

Site analysis : Marc Marquez engaged in an observation race during the GP of Catalonia 2018, lacking all the cards in hand to win. The defending champion – twice at fault during the – noted the ease of Ducati in general … and that of his future box neighbor Jorge Lorenzo in particular !

Analysis - Catalan MotoGP GP - Marquez (2nd):

“I asked Honda for a fast teammate, but not that much!” Jokes – halfway? – the n ° 93 that the arrival of Lorenzo at the HRC must make people think … In the event of a rapid adaptation of the Mallorcan on the official RC213V, who knows if Marquez will not be forced to often demonstrate the same "wisdom" as Sunday in Montmelo ?!

Aware of his velocity deficit against the Ducati, the HRC official had attempted a daring bet of which he has the secret by choosing hard tires at the front as well as at the rear, in order to be able to raise the tone during the last laps. In vain: "I hoped to have an advantage at the end of the race, but that was not the case", he regrets.

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Jorge Lorenzo effectively maintained a constant gap on the Honda rider, who eventually let go when the Mallorcan lead exceeded two seconds. And yet, the n ° 99 set off with the opposite pneumatic combination: soft-soft, despite the Catalan furnace (45 ° C on the ground) and the abrasiveness of the new Montmelo bitumen. !

Analysis - Catalan MotoGP GP - Marquez (2nd):

But once again the Ducati encountered no difficulty in finishing the race, without bullying Lorenzo in the last laps: remember that Iannone, then on Ducati, had won his first, also starting with a softer tire than his rivals. The Honda and Yamaha, they would be incapable of it according to their pilots…

A paradoxical situation insofar as the Ducati is generally described as brutal and physical, while the Yamaha is said to be smoother !

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